The discussion is about some specific area of science (epidemiology, sources of disease, ...) that inherently has social and political impact/interaction. There

The discussion is about some specific area of science (epidemiology, sources of disease, ...) that inherently has social and political impact/interaction. There is no decoupling and decisions based on science there are political in nature, potentially trading off science vs social/political objectives. Typically, science cannot answer those trade offs easily (or at all sometimes).